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VIRGINIA: AG an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at the Courthouse on ~'ebruary 18, 1953, at 8:00 p.m. Present: Irvin G. Homer, Chairman H. T. Goyne R. J. Britton J. P. Gunter Robt. O. Gill S. R. Hague, Jr. This day Mr. E. C. Gates,~of the Health Department, appeared before the Board reque~sting that a sum of $1500.O0 be appropriated to finance the Health Departmen~ Dental Clinic in the schools. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of Dr. Gill, seconded by ~'~r. Goyne, it is resolved that this Board appropriate $1500.OO to the Health Department for its program of dental care. And be it further resolved t~t the budget of the County of Chesterfield be and it hereby is amended accordingly. This day ~r. Leibert Hawkins and others of the Ettrick Fire Department came before the Board, requesting that the Board take out liability insurance on a. recently acquired ambulance and ~o maintain said equipment as a part of the Ettrick Fire Depa r~ment. Upon consideration whereof, and on motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by ~r. Britton, it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to take out liability insurance on the ambulance and to pay for the gas and oil and other operational costs, provided that the title on the ambulance is given to the County of Chesterfield. This day Rfr. Herbert Clarke and others from t he Enon Fire Department came before the Board citing the fact that the Enon Fire Company had purchased with its own funds an extra truck and requested the Board to include this truck in its fleet policy for insurance purposes. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by ~ir. Gunter it is resolved that the Executive Secretary be and he hereby is directed to confer with the insurance agent as to what coverage can be effected and to insure said truck if the title is given to the County of Chesterfield. This day there appeared a delegation from the H~dson Street area in ~toaca District, seeking some relief in the matter of storm drainage on said street, and ~he Executive Secretary reported that two (2} bids had been received for completing the plans for a 15" storm sewer leading southwardly to the River, t~ low bid being $2~26.66, submitted by Alexander's,Inc. After much discussion and on motion of Mr. Goyne, seconded by ~4r. Gunter, it was moved that ~his Board appropriate one-half of the expense of this project leaving the remaining half to be paid by the citizens of the area. Dr. Gill offered a substitute motion, which was seconded by Mr. Hague-- "Be it resolved that the Board authorize the expenditure of $2826.66 for the construction of this storm sewer line, said sum to b e paid from ~he unappropriated surplus of the County's General Fund, with~he understanding that the citizens of the area raise the full amount of the cost of the improvement of Hudson Street to meet the Highway specifications, and provided further that the State Highway Department approves the plans and specifications and agree to maintain said proposed sewer line'when installed." Upon consideration whereof, the substitute motion is resolved by a majority vote. This day the Executive Secretary presented to the Board the Welfare Budget for the fiscal year 1953~-'54. Upon consideration whereof and on mot]on of Mr. Goyne, seconded by Mr. Briton it is resolved that the Welfare budget in the amount of $34,549.00 for the fiscal year 1953-'5& be and the same is approved. This day the Executive Secretary presented to the Board a request from the Chester Observation Post for the County to furnish electricity to the Post and to repay $116.79 which amount is for items necessary to the construction of a tower in the vicinity. An~ it Was further pointed out that there is a high degree of interest in the area. Upon consideration whereof and on motion of ~r. Goyne, seconded by Mr. Gunter it is resolved that said bill of $116.79 and the installation and monthly charge for electricity be Raid from the Oiwil defense Fund as set up in the budget.